PhD Book Club Our first book of the new academic year will be the memoir Lab Girl: A story of trees, science and love, by Hope Jahren.Lab Girl is a prizewinning 2016 memoir about plants, science, and mental illness, by American geochemist, geobiologist and professor Hope Jahren. It's a gripping read, and we'll meet on Friday September 19th, 3.30pm in the Chaplaincy to discuss.To borrow a copy of Lab Girl, please email Chaplaincy@ed.ac.uk.If you have time over the summer, you might also like to check out Jahren's book about climate change and human consumption, The Story of More. Read the PhD Book Club blog posts here. Sep 19 2025 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater and Revd Dr Harriet Harris (both PhD veterans!). Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk. Chaplaincy Centre 1 Bristo Place EH8 9AL Team Area
PhD Book Club Our first book of the new academic year will be the memoir Lab Girl: A story of trees, science and love, by Hope Jahren.Lab Girl is a prizewinning 2016 memoir about plants, science, and mental illness, by American geochemist, geobiologist and professor Hope Jahren. It's a gripping read, and we'll meet on Friday September 19th, 3.30pm in the Chaplaincy to discuss.To borrow a copy of Lab Girl, please email Chaplaincy@ed.ac.uk.If you have time over the summer, you might also like to check out Jahren's book about climate change and human consumption, The Story of More. Read the PhD Book Club blog posts here. Sep 19 2025 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater and Revd Dr Harriet Harris (both PhD veterans!). Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk. Chaplaincy Centre 1 Bristo Place EH8 9AL Team Area
Sep 19 2025 15.30 - 16.45 PhD Book Club PhD Book Club meets 3:30-4:45pm on Fridays every six weeks, with Dr Kitty Wheater and Revd Dr Harriet Harris (both PhD veterans!). Open to all PhD students, we’ll read books that cast light on the trials, tribulations, and mundanities of PhD life, offering perspective and inspiration for the time ahead. Past books have included Educated, by Tara Westover, Night Waking, by Sarah Moss, and On Beauty, by Zadie Smith. To register for PhD Book Club, please email kitty.wheater@ed.ac.uk.
